BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Two people have been arrested and charged after allegedly stealing over $10,000 in a fraud scheme involving false claims of working for Industrial Credit Union (ICU), according to court documents.
Jonathan Faircloth, 23, of Bellingham, was arrested June 2 by Whatcom County deputies. He faces multiple felony charges, including first-degree theft, second-degree theft, and criminal impersonation.
Authorities say Faircloth called a woman on March 29 claiming he worked in ICU’s fraud department. The woman provided her login credentials via text, and $3,700 was transferred from her account into Faircloth’s.
Two days later, Faircloth allegedly contacted a second victim with the same false claim. Posing as the man, he called ICU and initiated a $5,000 transfer into an account belonging to his fiancée, Nyssa March-Walker. Court records indicate two more transfers totaling $4,987 were made from the same account to March-Walker.
Security footage confirms Faircloth opened an ICU account on March 25, followed by March-Walker on March 26. Neither account had money until the fraudulent transfers occurred.
ICU has since reimbursed both victims and issued a warning: Always verify suspicious calls by asking for the caller’s name, title, and department, then calling the institution directly using official contact information.
In addition to the fraud charges, Faircloth was also charged for unrelated offenses stemming from March. He faces charges for attempting to elude police (March 22) and hit and run with injury (March 24), both felonies. He also received two counts of driving with a suspended license, classified as gross misdemeanors.
March-Walker was arrested June 29 while visiting Faircloth in jail. She has been charged with first-degree theft, a class B felony.
